Teams peppering for Jazmyne Rose Memorial

Ninth annual 'An Angel Among Us' tournament to be played July 26-27

The Jazmyne Rose Holguin "An Angel Among Us" Memorial Softball Tournament draws a lot of purple and pink to the E.J. Hooten Recreational Complex. They are the signature colors for the tournament. (Headlight File Photo)

Area softball teams are filling rosters, taking cuts and reaching for the fences in anticipation of the ninth annual Jazmyne Rose Holguin "An Angel Among Us" Memorial Softball Tournament on July 26-27 at E.J. Hooten Recreational Complex.

The men's Class C, D, and E bracket is a USSSA-sanctioned qualifier and will carry more weight this season.

The coed bracket is an open C,D and E event, Both brackets will hit their own Classic M ball. Entry fees are $200 per team, per bracket.

Youth brackets for boys' and girls' baseball will be a four-team must format. Entry fees are $125 and brackets depend on how many teams enter.

The men are projected to play a full bracket Saturday and the coed division will play a full bracket Sunday.

Jazmyne Rose is the child of Blanca and Fernie Holguin who died of pneumonia in 2005 at 101/2 months. Family and friends organized the tournament as a way to bring the softball communities together and keep the memory of Jazmyne Rose alive.

A scholarship fund was established in her memory and approximately 20 Deming High School graduates have received scholarships with a combined total of $18,000 over the past nine years. This year's recipients were: Alexa Mora, Christopher Salcido, Gustavo Villagrana and Selena Almanza. Each was awarded $500.

Deadline for entry is July 23. Proceeds will go toward the JRH Memorial Scholarship Fund.

For information and to register, call Blanca at 575-545-9222 or Fernie at 575-545-9361.

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Last year's winner in the men's division was El Paso 915. Runners-up were the Deming Pumas. The coed division winners were the Lazy Lizards and second went to the Wildcat and Lady 'Cat alumni squad.